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Major police operation underway at Ubisoft building in Montreal's Mile End

 

Police say no injuries or threats have been detected, evacuations underway

CBC News · 
 
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Police have set up a perimeter around the building at the corner of St-Laurent Blvd. and St-Viateur Street. Several police cruisers and ambulances are on the scene.  (Conrad Fournier/Radio-Canada)

A major police operation is underway at one of the Ubisoft buildings on St-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood.

Police say there are no immediate reports of injuries related to the operation, and that "no threat has been detected so far." They say the operation began in response to a 911 call earlier Friday afternoon.

 

Police say specialized officers are currently inside the building, which is being evacuated.

Images from the scene show dozens of Montreal police officers at the scene, including tactical squad officers. Some officers appear to be heavily armed. 

Images also show dozens of people on the roof of the red-brick building, and the door opening onto the roof barricaded from the outside with large objects. 

 
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Montreal police evacuated the Ubisoft building on Friday afternoon. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)

Police have set up a perimeter around the building at the corner of St-Laurent Blvd. and St-Viateur Street. Several police cruisers and ambulances are on the scene. 

Police are asking people to avoid the area. 

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante addressed the situation on Twitter, saying the city is in contact with police and asking people to avoid the Mile End area. 

 

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11 hours ago, Ronaldoescobar said:

Appears to be a case of swatting now....

Video game fans are savage. Some of the things directed at the Cyberpunk devs were atrocious after the most recent delay. 

At first I wondered if someone within the company lost it. The industry is well known for crazy long hours and a slew of other issues.  Glad it turned out to not be a real threat.    

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